Mupen64Plus - Importing Savefiles?

Libretro Cores
#1

Hey guys,

So I am trying to get a savefile (A 100% Castlevania - Legacy of Darkness file to be exact) and the only place I can find to download saves for N64 is on GameFAQs.com.

However, downloading them, it seems that they are in .n64 format…

I tried renaming it .srm, but it just pulls up as a corrupted save/mempak.

Is there a way to import these saves so I can use them? Or is there somewhere else where people upload saves online? I found it very hard to believe that GameFAQs was the ONLY place…

Lol or if someone wants to donate their save? Honestly I just want to have Reinhart unlocked without having to go through the whole game multiple times. :frowning:

#2

The .n64 is a rom file type not a save file type. The Nintendo 64 save file types are eep, mpk, fla and sra.

#3

I know that’s usually a rom extension, so I thought it’s odd. They are all like that though. They are for sure the saves.

Also, if eep, mpk, fla, and sra are the savefiles, what is the srm?

#4

srm is the save file type that libretro-mupen64 core uses.

#5

For games that have an .eep rom extension, you can convert those to .srm without any issue. Many great N64 games have .eep rom save extensions (i.e. Banjo-Kazooie/Tooie, Super Mario 64, GoldenEye, Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong 64, Mario Tennis, Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64 etc.) If you’re looking for N64 saves, there’s a website that I use to find save files. Just find the .eep roms, convert/rename them to .srm and make sure the file name matches the rom name identically, minus the extension and you should be fine.

Here’s the link: http://www.zophar.net/savestates/n64.html And another link for good measure: http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/game-saves-for-everdrive-64-thread.34316/

#6

Also…does anyone know of software that can convert any and all save file extensions to the .srm extension? That’s the one drawback to Retroarch IMO.

#7

You can rename all files in a folder to a different extension from the command prompt using:

ren . *.srm

You can easily open a command prompt inside the folder you are in by holding shift and right clicking the background of Explorer, then clicking “Open command window here”.

#8

Thanks for the info, and the links.

Doesn’t look like any of them have Castlevania - Legacy of Darkness sadly :frowning: but good to know in case I need others.

#9

I know is old, but just in case, .n64 is a valid file type for saves, it is used by the dexdrive device. There are online convertors for this format.